Whitepaper

Why innovative software delivery starts with trust and psychological safety

We've been able to roll out new features at a pace that would've been unheard of a couple of years ago.

Michael McKay

Principal Software Engineer

A costly fear of failure

A staggering 67% of developers report either having personally quit or know a fellow developer who has left a job due to the pressure of reducing mistakes. Why? Because there's a lot riding on every line of code that gets written. And when companies prioritize minimizing risk ahead of innovating fearlessly, devs don't feel safe or inspired to explore new frontiers. This lack of engagement can have lasting effects, including slower time to market, missed growth opportunities, and retention problems.

This report identifies and examines the challenges facing developers and employers, including:

• Understanding the issues
  We dive into the many factors that discourage devs from taking risks in the era of DevOps and continuous delivery.
• The fear factor
  We offer a look at how excessive fear of risk impacts internal and external business outcomes, including rate of delivery and employee satisfaction.
• Instilling a healthy culture of innovation
  Learn about three practices companies can leverage to remedy a fear-based dev culture and give their teams the autonomy to innovate and deliver software faster.

Our report compiles responses from 500 developers across multiple roles and industries. We've taken the insights straight from frontline developers and laid out actionable steps business leaders can take to build and maintain more engaged, effective, and innovative engineering teams.